[LIBRARYDIR] Internet filtering?

[Fuhrman, Tim]

Say what?!!!  No, I'm not aware of any other college filtering internet access.  Well, other than Peninsula now.  Wow...

I would pitch a hissy fit over that one!

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Tim Fuhrman
Dean of Library Resources, eLearning, and Dev. Education
Big Bend Community College
timf at bigbend.edu<mailto:timf at bigbend.edu>

509.793.2350
877.745.1212
www.bigbend.edu<http://www.bigbend.edu/>

Big Bend Community College * 7662 Chanute Street NE * Moses Lake, WA 98837-3299



From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Samantha Hines
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 8:45 AM
To: librarydir at lists.ctc.edu
Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Internet filtering?

Hello and good morning,

I'm trying to get a handle on if and how other CTCs are filtering internet access.  We have a fairly restrictive filter at Peninsula, which coming from a university environment is frankly shocking to me, but our IT director is convinced that this is how it's done at the community and technical college level. At least once a week I or a student in the library run up against a blocked site, mostly due to the way the site is set up to redirect or sometimes because of a blacklist, but other times because of content (eek! Major intellectual freedom concerns!).

Can you let me know if/how filtering is done at your campus?
Thanks so much,
Samantha

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Samantha Schmehl Hines
Associate Dean for Instructional Resources and Library Director
Peninsula College
1502 E Lauridsen Blvd
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-6275 | shines at pencol.edu<mailto:shines at pencol.edu>



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